A new kind of 3D-printed carrot, in the words of its Qatar-based inventors
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Qatari students aim to make ‘food accessible to people all over the world’ with their 3D printer.
  • Annoyed_🦀 A
    23•1 year ago

    They’re Qatar-based student, and vegetables does not come from ground or tree, but shipping container lol.

    I think their idea is noble, but really, hydroponics and vertical farm could potentially scale better than cultivate plant cell and print it, and also a tried and tested method for idk millions of years.

    • @Admetus@sopuli.xyz
      4•1 year ago

      I’ve seen the number of carrots you can get from a meter squared, I honestly felt like they never saw a vegetable patch in their life. Qatar? Well then…

    • @SheeEttin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      hydroponics and vertical farm

      Both take water. I’m guessing Qatar doesn’t have a whole lot of that.

      • Annoyed_🦀 A
        12•1 year ago

        Everything takes water, they have desalination plants for that. Hydroponic’s goal is both reduce water and land use.

      • appel
        4•1 year ago

        Growing plant cells in culture also requires water. Cells require water